Moon in Williamstown, MA

Local time 9:45 am EST 42.71° N, 73.20° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent24% lit · 5.3 days old
Moonrise today11:33 amLocal time
Moonset today8:36 pmLocal time
Distance405,346 km251,870 miles

Moon phase in Williamstown today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 24% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:33 am and sets at 8:36 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:30 pm. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 176:47 am EST
Full MoonTue, Nov 249:53 am EST
Last quarterTue, Dec 11:08 am EST
New MoonTue, Dec 87:51 pm EST

Phase times are shown in Williamstown local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:33 am 8:36 pm Waxing crescent 24.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:03 pm 9:40 pm Waxing crescent 33.2%
Mon, Nov 16 12:29 pm 10:45 pm Waxing crescent 42.4%
Tue, Nov 17 12:51 pm 11:50 pm First quarter 52.1%
Wed, Nov 18 1:12 pm — Waxing gibbous 61.9%
Thu, Nov 19 1:32 pm 12:55 am Waxing gibbous 71.6%
Fri, Nov 20 1:53 pm 2:03 am Waxing gibbous 80.6%
Sat, Nov 21 2:16 pm 3:14 am Waxing gibbous 88.5%
Sun, Nov 22 2:44 pm 4:29 am Waxing gibbous 94.7%
Mon, Nov 23 3:18 pm 5:48 am Waxing gibbous 98.6%
Tue, Nov 24 4:03 pm 7:09 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:02 pm 8:26 am Waning gibbous 98.1%
Thu, Nov 26 6:13 pm 9:33 am Waning gibbous 93.5%
Fri, Nov 27 7:31 pm 10:27 am Waning gibbous 86.4%
Sat, Nov 28 8:52 pm 11:08 am Waning gibbous 77.3%
Sun, Nov 29 10:09 pm 11:40 am Waning gibbous 66.9%
Mon, Nov 30 11:23 pm 12:05 pm Waning gibbous 56%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:27 pm Last quarter 45.1%
Wed, Dec 2 12:32 am 12:48 pm Waning crescent 34.7%
Thu, Dec 3 1:40 am 1:09 pm Waning crescent 25.3%
Fri, Dec 4 2:47 am 1:30 pm Waning crescent 17%
Sat, Dec 5 3:54 am 1:55 pm Waning crescent 10.3%
Sun, Dec 6 5:00 am 2:23 pm Waning crescent 5.2%
Mon, Dec 7 6:06 am 2:58 pm Waning crescent 1.8%
Tue, Dec 8 7:08 am 3:40 pm New Moon 0.3%
Wed, Dec 9 8:04 am 4:29 pm Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 8:52 am 5:26 pm Waxing crescent 2.6%
Fri, Dec 11 9:32 am 6:27 pm Waxing crescent 6.3%
Sat, Dec 12 10:04 am 7:30 pm Waxing crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 13 10:31 am 8:34 pm Waxing crescent 18.2%

A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that local date. This happens about once a month, because the Moon rises around 50 minutes later each day.

Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 42.7120, -73.2037 at sea level with a flat horizon, from a lunar series checked against a full ephemeris to within about a minute. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see by several minutes. Sources and methods.